MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
05/08/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 441 - SUNDAY, MAY 8TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (18-14) 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 2
New York Empires (16-16) 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 X 8 7 0
Wolverines Drop 8-6 Decision to Empires
New York and Detroit duked it out and the Empires came out victorious.

The New York Empires beat the Detroit Wolverines, 8-6, at Queens Field. Roger Hickey, who finished 5th in the ABL in triples with 11 in 1970, starred for New York. He was 2 for 4 with a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Jack Neenan finished the game for New York and earned his 6th save.

Hickey contributed in the bottom of the second. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 2-run triple. It was one at-bat among others that helped New York get the win.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Hickey.

With the loss, Detroit drops to 18-14.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Voss 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .243 1 7
J. Plumley CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .312 7 22
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .261 4 18
P. Morrison LF 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 .238 8 26
G. Jordan RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .280 3 15
J. Cooper SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .232 2 7
G. Copeland C 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .195 1 5
D. Cox 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .233 1 4
S. Litwak P 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .214 0 5
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Lutz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 5 8 4 16      
a - B. Lutz pinch hit for E. Bernstein in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Voss (4, 4th Inning off A. Humphrey, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Litwak (1, 2nd Inning off A. Humphrey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Voss 3 , J. Plumley , T. Stallings 2 , G. Jordan , J. Cooper , G. Copeland 2 , D. Cox , S. Litwak 4
2-out RBI: S. Litwak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Voss , G. Jordan , J. Cooper , G. Copeland
GIDP: S. Litwak
Sac Fly: P. Morrison
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Plumley (4) , P. Morrison (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Plumley (1) , J. Cooper (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Cox-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 1 7
M. Preciado LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .297 3 15
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .243 6 20
A. Castro RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .331 9 26
P. Brower 1B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .280 4 14
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .202 3 9
R. Hickey CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .312 2 8
D. Barrera C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .281 1 3
A. Humphrey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   G. Cox P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-C. Estrada PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 2 9
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Jensen 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
Totals 32 8 7 8 3 5 6      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for G. Cox in the 6th
b - B. Jensen substituted for T. Duncan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (3, 6th Inning off E. Bernstein, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Hickey (1, 2nd Inning off S. Litwak, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (6, 3rd Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Brower (4, 6th Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lintner 4 , P. Brower 4 , D. Matuzak 2 , R. Hickey 4 , D. Barrera , C. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca
GIDP: J. Abarca
Hit by Pitch: A. Castro
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Abarca-Matuzak-Brower, Brower)
OF assists: 2 (Castro(Plumley at home), Preciado(Morrison at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Litwak 5.1 3 6 5 1 3 2 23 82 3.83   
E. Bernstein L (0-1) 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 9 38 7.20   
W. Matz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 42
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 23, E. Bernstein 9, W. Matz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 9-4, E. Bernstein 1-2, W. Matz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 82-53, E. Bernstein 38-21, W. Matz 8-8
Hit Batsmen: S. Litwak
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Humphrey 3.1 7 6 6 5 0 0 21 83 5.40   
G. Cox W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 30 10.80   
T. Duncan H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 13 0.56   
J. Neenan SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 42 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 15
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 21, G. Cox 9, T. Duncan 4, J. Neenan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 2-7, G. Cox 5-1, T. Duncan 0-1, J. Neenan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 83-46, G. Cox 30-21, T. Duncan 13-3, J. Neenan 42-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cox 3-1
WP: A. Humphrey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Hickey
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 17259
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